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F. A. SCHAETZKE.

GAME- APPUCATION FILED JAN. 3, 1920.

1,41 ,0 Patented May 16,1922..

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FERDINAND A. SCHAETZKE, 01E 1V1JEL'W'AUKEE, WISCONSIN.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 16, 1922.

Application filed January 3, 1920. Serial No. 349,266.

1 *0 all 10 homit may concern Be it known that I, FERDINAND A. SGHAETZKE, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Games, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.

The present invention relates to certain new and'useful improvements in games and has for one of its objects to provide a game board representing a bouquet holder and adapted to have darts thrown thereat to give the appearance of arosette, flower, or the like when the same is attached thereto by means of its pointed end.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a game dart having a tail piece which, owing to its peculiar formation, will spread out when its flight through space is arrested and give the appearance ofa rosette, flower, or the like.

lVith the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, my invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, substantially as hereinafter described and more particularly defined by the appended claims, it being understood that such changes in the precise embodiment of the hereindisclosed invention may be made as come within the scope of the claims.

In the accompanying drawing 1 have illus trated one complete example of the physical embodiment of my invention constructed accordingto the best mode I have so far devised for the practical application of the principles thereof, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of the novel design of game board I employ.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational *iew of my novel form of game dart illustrating the same as in its folded position and as being propelled through space, and

Fig. 3 is a side view of my novel game dart showing the same as in its open position.

' Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawing, the numeral 5 designates a game board preferably shaped and designed to represent a bouquet holder and having a portion 6 upon which my novel darts are adapted to be pinned or otherwise secured by throwing at the same from a dis tance. The portion 6 of the game board has suitable spaces r provided with various designations which feature in the playing of my game and at which the player is supposed to aim his dart.

The designations '7 may represent suitable numbers, the spaces having a certain numher being the special target for one player and the spaces having another number thereon being the target for another player and the novel form of dart I employ consists of a body portion having a pointed pin or leading end 8 and a tail piece 9 made of flimsy material and secured thereto by wrappings or the like 10, the material forming the tailpiece normally being folded substantially longitudinally with respect to the axis of the part 8.

The dart may be impelled through the air by means of a blow pipe (not shown) or any other desired means and has its tail piece normally folded as depicted in Fig. 2.

Upon the abrupt arresting of the dart the material forming the tail piece 9 unfolds and spreads out as depicted in Fig. 3 to give the appearance of a rosette, flower or the like. In playing the game several varieties of darts may be employed, one representing one species of flower, one another, and so forth.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accoinpa yingdrawing, it will be apparent that I provide a game which will be extremely amusing to the player.

"What I claim for my invention is:

l. A game dart having a pointed leading end and a tail piece, said tail piece being made of a light flimsy material representing a flower and being normally folded while in flight but unfolding upon the abrupt arresting of the flight of the dart thereby having the appearance of an opened bud or flower. 1

2. A game including a game board representing a bouquet holder, and a dart adapted to b thrown at the game board and having means for attachment thereto, said dart having a tail piece of light flimsy material representing a flower and being normally folded while in flight but unfolding upon the abrupt arresting of the flight of the dart thereby having the appearance of an opened bud or flower.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

FERDINAND A. SCHAETZKE. 

